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4 results for CAPELLA from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 27, 2009	15A	One of the 10 brightest stars	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sun Dec 7, 2008	28A	Brightest star in Auriga, from the Latin for "little she-goat"	Jim Page	Shortz
Sat Dec 9, 2006	1D	Auriga's brightest star	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Sat Apr 16, 2005	42A	Alpha star in Auriga	Gary Steinmehl	Shortz

8 results for CAPELLA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jun 25, 1993	23A	Star in Auriga	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Sun Mar 29, 1987	37D	Giant star in Auriga	Ralph G. Beaman	Maleska
Sat Aug 18, 1984	1D	Brightest star in Auriga	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Sun Jun 19, 1983	75A	Bright star in Auriga	Arnold Moss	Maleska
Thu May 12, 1983	30A	It's 45 light-years away	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Wed Nov 11, 1981	15D	Brightest star in Auriga	Maurice J. Teitelbaum	Maleska
Mon Jul 10, 1967	29A	Bright yellow star.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Thu May 31, 1956	16A	A yellow, first-magnitude star.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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